"how dare you" meaning in English

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Interjection

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  1. Used to express indignation and shock at another person's actions. Derived forms: how very dare you Related terms: how dare someone Translations (used to express indignation and shock at another person's action): چۆن ئەوێری (çon ewêrî) (Central Kurdish), comment oses-tu [informal, singular] (French), comment osez-vous [formal, plural, singular] (French), hogy merészelsz [informal, singular] (Hungarian), hogy merészel [formal, singular] (Hungarian), hogy merészeltek [informal, plural] (Hungarian), hogy merészelnek [formal, plural] (Hungarian), come si permette [formal, singular] (Italian), come ti permetti [informal, singular] (Italian), come vi permettete [plural] (Italian), come osa [formal, singular] (Italian), come osi [informal, singular] (Italian), come osate [plural] (Italian), non si vergogna [formal, singular] (Italian), non ti vergogni [informal, singular] (Italian), non vi vergognate [plural] (Italian), どの面下げて (dono tsura sagete) [derogatory] (Japanese), よくもそんなことを (yoku mo sonna koto o) (Japanese), jak śmiesz [singular] (Polish), jak śmiecie [plural] (Polish), como ousa [singular] (Portuguese), como ousam [plural] (Portuguese), onde já se viu (Portuguese), cómo te atreves [informal, singular] (Spanish), cómo se atreve [informal, singular] (Spanish), cómo se atreven [plural] (Spanish)
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      "word": "come si permette"
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